Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. Kundera the joke.

    Kundera the joke. Senior Member

    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Rounding off a Saturday night in with this thing of absolute beauty.
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    I have only been dipping my toes into the classical world for about half a year now and Mahler’s 2nd was one of two very first purchases based on nothing but the cover. (The other being Bach’s Cello Suites/Rostropovich vinyl box set solely because it had a Salvador Dali print as the cover) I knew nothing of the music contained within and owned no other classical pieces. Might as well start somewhere!

    Both were absolute revelations to me. And have been, by far, amongst the most perfect blind buys I have ever made, especially, considering my classical virgin status.

    The final movement in Mahler’s 2nd brought tears to my eyes and, a year on, it still remains such a powerful piece of music. Bach’s Cello Suites started an obsession to purchase other interpretations, although Rostropovich’s Remains my favourite by far. I like it’s almost punky rawness. Janos Starker’s nips at it’s heels though.

    I’m building up a nice, yet, modest collection and find myself leaning more to choral works, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor being a heavenly favourite.
     
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  2. Daily Nightly

    Daily Nightly Well-Known Member

    Location:
    New Jersey, USA
    The third in the 1958-1965, Decca/London/Solti/Vienna Ring cycle:[​IMG]
     
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  3. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Nice to see someone spinning these reels. I have a few Barclay-Crocker reels but have not set up my deck and the Dolby NR unit to play any of them ...
     
  4. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    You should definitely come! Pretty amazing stuff. I was there for a couple hours and found 66 near mint LPs and 9 great box sets. Some real jewels too....
     
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  5. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to "Perotin" performed by The Hilliard Ensemble on ECM.

    I originally heard some of this music way back in the 80's on a David Munrow recording.

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  6. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now listening to "Aquilonis" performed by Trio Mediaeval on ECM.

    Music from the 12th century to modern day.

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  7. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

    Location:
    Nashville,TN
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    1997 Universal Music Canada reissue of American Decca recordings from 1964 & 1962.
     
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  8. vanhooserd

    vanhooserd Senior Member

    Location:
    Nashville,TN
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    Some old chestnuts are freshly roasted for this 1959 release.
     
  9. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to "Emerging" performed by Fan-Ya Lin on IsoMike.
    • Bach - Toccata BWV911
    • Beethoven - Sonata Op. 57 "Appassionata"
    • Chopin - Nocturne Op. 48 No. 2 / Etude Op. 25 No. 6 / Ballade No. 4 Op. 52
    • Libermann - Op. 29, "Gargoyles"
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  10. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to "Henry Cowell - Piano Music" performed by Stacey Barelos on Centaur.

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  11. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now listening to "Bach - Partitas 5 & 6" performed by Glenn Gould from the Sony box set.

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  12. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to CD 12 from "Ferenc Fricsay - Complete Recordings On DG Vol.2 - Operas, Choral Works."
    • Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream performed by the Rias-Kammerchor and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Featuring Rita Streich (soprano) and Diana Eustrati (mezzo-soprano)
    • Brahms - Alt-Rhapsodie performed by the Rias-Kammerchor and the Radio Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Featuring Maureen Forrester (contralto)
    • Mahler - 5 Lieder on Poems by Friedrich Ruckert performed by the Radio Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Featuring Maureen Forrester (contralto)
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  13. Thatfabulousalien

    Thatfabulousalien Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Space
    Bach - Mass In B Minor

    First hearing of this particular performance too! :edthumbs:


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  14. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident


    Wow, nice haul! I miss Hastings for $2.00 used classical vinyl. There are a lot of stores in the Dallas area, about a 2 hour drive, but I've heard their prices are very high.
     
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  15. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the Decca Analogue Years set. Symphonies 94, 100 & 104.

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  16. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to "Verdi - Aida" performed by the Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde and the Wiener Philharmoniker led by Herbert Von Karajan from the Decca Verdi box.

    Could they possibly have chosen a less attractive photo of her? :shake:

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  17. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
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    This is quite a spirited performance. I bought the set a few years ago ...
     
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  18. Thatfabulousalien

    Thatfabulousalien Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Space
    Well it sounds awesome, nothing like some Bach to start off the week! :pineapple:
     
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  19. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    I have the following "earlier" version ...

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  20. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    When I get around it, I will make a short video of my recent 'loot'. Seriously, they have a great selection. One of the owners told me he added between 5-6 thousand LPs to what was already there. So much fun to go through them, even though it involves dealing with all the dust. Yesterday there were only 2-3 gentlemen in my section, the rock and pop was as always 'sardined'. Hahaha. This morning my husband and I will go for a bike ride and stop by toget a few more, but since we are just bringing the backpacks and not the car....we will be a bit more limited as to how many we can carry. My husband also found a few gems amidst a lot of filler/ garbage LPs in the rock/pop section. Actually a couple original first pressings from the UK, Germany that somehow got lost or misplaced there, as they are quite valuable .
     
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  21. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    I do tend to favor Mass in b over the passions when it comes to the Bach choral works since it is a bit shorter ...
     
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  22. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    Good morning everyone! On the TT....:tiphat:

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  23. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    GM! Do you have a good number of recordings by Perahia? I only have one - Handel Suites. I heard some good things about his Bach keyboard works ...
     
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  24. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    EMI used to release many of his recordings on its budget Seraphim label and I have a few of those ...
     
  25. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Now playing CD56 - Cantatas Nos 185 - 187 from the following box for a first listen ...

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    I will not consider another Complete Bach Cantatas box until I am through with this box ... :agree::D
     

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